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HAPPY FROGS, MILLIONS OF TINY TOADS!
self | June 25, 2012 | swampsniper

Posted on 06/25/2012 5:29:30 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER

The drought is over, got a sea of mud out here! The frogs are singing and tiny toads are hopping.

We were really starting to sweat forest fires but everyone can rest easier now.

Now I've got to figure how the damned skeeters are getting in the house. They aren't quite big enough to use the 12 gauge.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: drought; florida; rain
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1 posted on 06/25/2012 5:29:40 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
"They aren't quite big enough to use the 12 gauge."

That's what the make the .410 for. ;-)
2 posted on 06/25/2012 5:33:28 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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My dog has met his nemesis.

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He picked up a toad 1 time and that was enough. Now he just barks and paws at them.
3 posted on 06/25/2012 5:35:39 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Here in Tampa we’ve had 8 inch of rain in the last 24 hours. Still coming down hard so the skeeters haven’t been much of a problem. I think I have a few frogs in my garage though.


4 posted on 06/25/2012 5:40:04 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I knew this was your thread before clicking through.

Any early summer photos to share?


5 posted on 06/25/2012 5:42:03 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Those big skeeters can be quite pesky!


6 posted on 06/25/2012 5:54:20 AM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: 9YearLurker
I haven't been out much, except to the eye doctor. I'm about finished with that and good to go!

Great Egret, Ardea alba

7 posted on 06/25/2012 5:55:58 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
They aren't quite big enough to use the 12 gauge.

Try a 410.

8 posted on 06/25/2012 6:01:11 AM PDT by D Rider
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To: driftdiver

I have been texting with friends down there whom we visited just two weeks ago. They have a retention pond behind their house that is near to overflowing. Glad you all aren’t getting hit dead on.


9 posted on 06/25/2012 6:19:48 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: driftdiver

I’m in north Pinellas, and we got HAMMERED yesterday. I actually came into the office this morning, and half of our parking lot is under water. I’m starting to wonder why I came in.


10 posted on 06/25/2012 6:21:08 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

When did this become FaceBook Republic?


11 posted on 06/25/2012 6:22:42 AM PDT by BubbaBasher ("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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To: BubbaBasher

Just exactly what is your problem?


12 posted on 06/25/2012 6:29:27 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: BubbaBasher

Swampsniper’s beautiful pictures are always appreciated here. As is the gardening thread, word for the day etc. Proof that conservatives have normal lives. At DU aparently all they do is rant.


13 posted on 06/25/2012 6:31:30 AM PDT by squarebarb
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I thought more toads equals fewer mosquitoes.


14 posted on 06/25/2012 6:31:54 AM PDT by elcid1970 (Nuke Mecca now. Death to Islam means freedom for all mankind. Deus vult!")
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Try a Ruger 10/22 with a 25 round banana mag! It makes it easier for the birds to pick up later...


15 posted on 06/25/2012 6:32:56 AM PDT by BCW (http://babylonscovertwar.com/index.html)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Good to hear—and I always love your photos.


16 posted on 06/25/2012 6:51:31 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Wow.....what a great shot!!! Pardon my ignorance, and I assume your screen name provides the answer....but do you really live IN a swamp?...or just near one? I’d think living in a swamp would be...um...interesting. :)


17 posted on 06/25/2012 6:55:47 AM PDT by RightOnline (I am Andrew Breitbart!)
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To: BubbaBasher; SWAMPSNIPER

“Somebody’s corn flakes got p*ssed in” bookmark for upcoming tiny toad pix.


18 posted on 06/25/2012 6:59:50 AM PDT by Salamander (I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Beautiful. Thanks for your posts/pics!


19 posted on 06/25/2012 7:00:15 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Rose, there's a Messerschmitt in the kitchen. Clean it up, will ya?)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

The frogs are happy because they can once again retire at age 60...


20 posted on 06/25/2012 7:04:03 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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